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MOSCOW: What a way to start your week back at work. "In accordance with Articles 83 and 177 of the constitution of the Russian Federation, I announce the dismissal of the government," President Yeltsin told a shocked country in a televised address Monday. It was his first full day at the Kremlin since recovering from a cold Friday -- and whenever he recuperates, Yeltsin likes nothing more than a show of strength...
...surprise announcement appears to be a warning to those in the corridors of power who have begun suggesting that Yeltsin stand down when his term expires in 2000. ?This is his way of striking back, reminding everybody exactly who is in power,? says TIME Moscow Bureau Chief Paul Quinn-Judge...
...Yeltsin may have a problem -- he has little physical or mental stamina, and his announcement today was the longest he?d been seen in public for weeks. If he?s unable to find the energy to maintain his tight control, this could be his last hurrah...
...vintage Yeltsin -- impulsive, authoritarian and shamelessly political...
...coming weeks Yeltsin's handlers will get even more mileage out of their new stock phrase: "The president is working at home with his papers." In other countries this might indicate imminent retirement and the readying of materials for a presidential archive. Not in Russia. "Despite his feeble health, Yeltsin's supporters are talking about him running again in 2000," says Quinn-Judge. "And he's sending out signals that he's not averse to the idea." Of course he isn't. He still has too much fun at those Politburo sessions with Comrade Brezhnev...